Research Article

Reliability of Calf Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy and Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging-Acquired Skeletal Muscle Hydration Measures in Healthy People

Table 5

Test-retest reliability of apparent diffusion coefficients.

MuscleICC2,1 (95% CI) single measureICC2,1 (95% CI) average measuresMDC95 (mm/s2)Bias (SD)95% LOA

Tibialis anterior0.40 (0.06, 0.67)*0.57 (0.13, 0.79)*0.960.03 (0.10)−0.17, 0.23
Lateral gastrocnemius0.46 (0.13, 0.69)*0.63 (0.23, 0.82)*0.880.132 (0.74)−1.31, 1.57
Medial gastrocnemius0.45 (0.12, 0.69)*0.56 (0.22, 0.82)*0.090.008 (0.078)−0.15, 0.16
Soleus0.51 (0.19, 0.73)*0.67 (0.32, 0.84)*0.130.01 (0.11)−0.19, 0.22

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CI: confidence interval; ICC: intraclass correlation; LOA: limits of agreement; MDC: minimal detectable change; SD: standard deviation.